First name is pronounced "Lake." Ranked as a Top 5 overall prospect as a Texas prep after rushing for 4,217 yards and scoring 52 total touchdowns. Was also an accomplished track athlete, competing in the 100 meters (personal best 10.33 seconds) and the long jump (21-8). Began his career at Oregon in 2010, where he traveled but did not play and redshirted. It was later discovered that his advisor, Willie Lyles, accepted a $25,000 payment from Oregon after he signed his letter of intent. Oregon was placed on three years probation and lost some scholarships as a result of the NCAA investigation. Decided to transfer because he thought "something was about to go down" at Oregon and because of his grandparents' bad health ended up at Baylor. Had to sit out the '11 season due to NCAA transfer rules and lost a year of eligibility. Played in a game for the first time in three years in '12 and was named the Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year. Carried the ball 131 times for 1,012 yards (7.7-yard average) and seven touchdowns in 13 games (six starts) after starting slowly -- had only 181 yards after seven contests but amassed 831 yards in his final six contests. Grabbed nine passes for 107 yards (11.9) and one touchdown. Led the Big 12 with 107.0 yards per game in '13 after recording 158-1,177-11 (7.4) on the ground in 11 games (eight starts). Suffered a groin injury against Oklahoma and missed the next two games (Texas Tech, Oklahoma State). Is the first player in Baylor history to top 1,000 yards rushing in multiple seasons. Five of his 19 touchdowns came on plays of longer than 68 yards.AnalysisStrengthsQuick-footed and nifty with very good competitive speed to pull away in the open field. Deceptively fast. Keeps his feet churning on contact and can elude the first tackler and power through arm tackles. Runs low to the ground with good lower-body strength. Weaves through traffic and has a knack for hitting cutback lanes. Very good run balance to stop and start. Had the best vertical jump (41 1/2 inches) and broad jump (11-2) of any back at the combine.WeaknessesDoes not run big or keep his shoulders squared to the line. Will press and try to do too much -- can improve patience and do a better job of letting his blocks develop. Very limited career receiving production. Played in an offense that featured big running lanes and helped inflate his production. Can be tracked down from behind. Beats to the tune of his own drum and can be susceptible to hanger-ons.Draft ProjectionRounds 4-5Bottom LineGood-sized, productive, zone runner with enough physical traits to warrant consideration as a complementary back. Benefited from an offense featuring a lot of fly sweeps and lateral runs that have not translated well to the NFL game. Overall character will require closer evaluation and can determime draft status.

My daughter goes to Baylor. Flat steal in the 6th round. Have watched him alot over the last 2 years. twice in person. Reminds me of Barry Sanders. Very shifty. Breakaway speed. Great pick-up. He should have went higher.

Colorado Skin Fan wrote:My daughter goes to Baylor. Flat steal in the 6th round. Have watched him alot over the last 2 years. twice in person. Reminds me of Barry Sanders. Very shifty. Breakaway speed. Great pick-up. He should have went higher.

How about his hands? There's mention of his receiving targets, but have you noticed if he seemed natural in his catching out of the backfield?

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Colorado Skin Fan wrote:Baylor didn't throw alot out of the backfield. So not known for his hands. Elusive in the open field though so if he has the natural ability that Baylor didn't use he'll be dangerous.

Awesome thanks for the insight! Excited to see this guy in pre-season

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The RB Sounds like a good pick up to me!!! Especially if he played with RGiii at all, they can be workout buddy's and push each other.. either way they have the Baylor background in common, so they will have some rapport out the gates. Also sounds like he excels in areas Alf does not so it'll be a great compliment for them to "ham and egg" it..

I'm thinking we go TE and special teamers are our next picksAny punters go yet?

The RB Sounds like a good pick up to me!!! Especially if he played with RGiii at all, they can be workout buddy's and push each other.. either way they have the Baylor background in common, so they will have some rapport out the gates. Also sounds like he excels in areas Alf does not so it'll be a great compliment for them to "ham and egg" it..

I'm thinking we go TE and special teamers are our next picksAny punters go yet?

Anytime brother, glad to help!

There was one punter who went, but not the guy I've been talking about (Van Der Kamp). Seems like they're making the offense air tight, so I wouldn't be surprised if we didn't go TE in the 7th.

I was expecting us to go almost all defense this draft w/ exception of one lineman.

That RB looks pretty sick in his highlights. He seems to change his speed to throw off defenders. I'm trying to find out if he's had any return experience. Again, he's a really shifty runner.

I'll keep posting highlights when the picks come in.

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